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White Detroit firefighter terminated for ‘racially insensitive’ watermelon gift

By Steve Neavling on October 7, 2017   Fire, Headline, posts  

White Detroit firefighter terminated for ‘racially insensitive’ watermelon gift

A probationary Detroit firefighter was terminated for wrapping a pink bow on a watermelon and giving it to a predominately black fire station as a gift.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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